Meridian got themselves on the board against Bellingham on Thursday, but Bellingham never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Bellingham Bayhawks as they made off with a 19-0 win. Meridian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Katie Prengaman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Prengaman has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Prengaman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Meridian got a massive performance out of Natalie Schultz, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with five RBI and a run. Another player making a difference was Makayla Tolsma, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meridian's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Bellingham, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Meridian will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sedro-Woolley at 4:00 p.m. Sedro-Woolley will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Meridian surely won't give up without a fight. As for Bellingham, they will head out on the road to face off against Squalicum at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bellingham is facing Squalicum at the right time seeing as Squalicum is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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